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Where was World War Z filmed?

2013 film directed by Marc Forster

World War Z (2013) was filmed at 11 places in the United Kingdom, including London, Glasgow, Aldershot, Falmouth, Blaenau Ffestiniog and Lulworth Cove. Every place comes from Wikidata.

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Filming locations

Towns & cities London England Capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
“In the same month, it was reported that filming locations would include Pinewood Studios and London, England.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Glasgow Scotland City in Scotland, United Kingdom
Towns & cities Aldershot England Town in Hampshire, UK
“The Montgomery Lines were again used for Brad Pitt's film World War Z based on the novel by Max Brooks.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings RAF Upper Heyford England Royal Air Force station
Landscapes & nature Lulworth Cove England Cove in Dorset, England, UK
Towns & cities Heygate Estate England Former English housing estate
“Despite opposition from residents, some scenes were shot on the Heygate Estate in South London.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Falmouth England Town and port on the River Fal in Cornwall, England, UK
“At the end of the month, it was reported that, despite previous reports, neither Fox nor Harris would be starring in the film; Fox had a scheduling conflict stemming from his prior commitment to star in Alex Cross with Tyler Perry at Summit Entertainment, though he was later spotted filming scenes for World War Z in Falmouth, Cornwall.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares George Square Scotland Square in Glasgow, Scotland, UK
“Scenes for the zombie movie World War Z were filmed in the square in August 2011, using the resemblance of buildings to Philadelphia's financial district.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Blaenau Ffestiniog Wales Historic mining town in Gwynedd, Wales
Landmarks & buildings Hanningfield Water Treatment Works England
Landmarks & buildings Discovery Park England Science and technology park in Sandwich, Kent, England

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Also per Wikipedia's article

The Wikipedia article names 8 more places. Each links to the sentence that says so.

Towns & cities Valletta Malta Capital of Malta
Landscapes & nature Malta Malta Island of Malta
Towns & cities Budapest Hungary Capital and largest city of Hungary
“The filmmakers initially intended to film a climactic battle scene set in Russia, and the crew moved to Budapest to film it there.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Sandwich England Town in Kent, England
Landmarks & buildings Malta International Airport Malta International airport in Luqa, Malta
“The scenes involving the plane taking off from Israel were shot at Malta International Airport in Luqa, Malta, which would stand in for Jerusalem International Airport.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities Three Cities Malta Human settlement
Towns & cities Luqa Malta Town in Malta
Towns & cities Budapest District X Hungary District in Budapest

Places whose own article says it was shot there

1 place says on its own Wikipedia page that this film was shot there. Not on the map: the quote is linked so you can check it.

Towns & cities Falmouth England Town and port on the River Fal in Cornwall, England, UK
“In 2011 Paramount Pictures filmed parts of the film World War Z starring Brad Pitt in Falmouth Docks and off the coast.” Wikipedia

Recorded only at country level

Also filmed in Malta, but the exact places are not known, so they are not on the map.

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